Man City set to hand Nico O’Reilly new deal to head off Chelsea bid for Cole Palmer-style transfer heist
NICO O’REILLY looks set for a double-your-money new deal that slams the door on any lingering Chelsea hopes of landing him.
The Blues were knocked back in a bid to sign the Manchester City kid in January. — but had not given up on being successful with a fresh summer move.
Yet the West Londoners will finally admit defeat when the 20-year-old rookie agrees a £25,000-a-week contract.
O’Reilly made his first Premier League start in the 2-0 midweek win against Leicester.
Boss Pep Guardiola rates the midfielder highly… and is also wary of losing another home-grown star to Chelsea after Cole Palmer’s career took off when he joined them.
Talks have been going on for the past few weeks over an extension that will tie him to the Etihad for the next five years.
And O’Reilly’s new terms will also see him getting incremental rises each season, with bonuses on top of that.
The vesatile midfielder, who has been touted as Rodri’s heir, started out at Man City’s academy in 2011 at the age of six.
The England Under-20 international went on to amass a total of 29 goals and 20 assists in 85 appearances across City’s youth ranks.
And the attacking midfielder has hit the ground running with the seniors as he already counts three goals and two assists in 12 appearances.
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But City have learned from Palmer‘s exit back in 2023 as they know O’Reilly can hit similar heights.
Palmer is considered as one of the best players in the Premier League and an England superstar.
The versatile forward counts a total of 39 goals and 23 assists in 80 appearances since his move to Chelsea.